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先端 (せんたん) — pointed end | JLPT N2 · Nihongo Circle

先端

せんたん

noun

Meanings

1pointed end
2tip
3point
4forefront
5vanguard
6spearhead

Example sentence

水面に現れてるのは氷山の先端にすぎない。

What you see above the water is just the tip of the iceberg.

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Kanji in this word

先Before, Ahead, Previous6 strokes 端Edge, Origin, End14 strokes

More words with 先

先着せんちゃく · first arrivalN1 先天的せんてんてき · inherentN1 勤め先つとめさき · place of workN1 優先ゆうせん · preferenceN1 先頭せんとう ·

Full entry on Jisho

head

N2

先々月せんせんげつ · month before lastN2

祖先そせん · ancestor(s)N2

先だってせんだって · recentlyN1

More words with 端

途端とたん · just (now, at the moment, etc.)N3 端たないはしたない · improper 両端りょうたん · both ends 端はし · end (e.g., of street)N3 異端いたん · heresy 一端いったん · one end 最先端さいせんたん · cutting edge 極端きょくたん · extremeN1

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